Patents by Inventor Kota SHIMOSATO

Kota SHIMOSATO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11542973
    Abstract: A purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a clip including a grommet and a pin, which does not degrade design quality and allows the clip to be removed easily from members to be attached without causing damage. The grommet is configured to be inserted into attachment holes of the members to be attached, and includes a grommet hole into which a pin is to be inserted. Depending on an insertion position of the pin relative to the grommet, the grommet undergoes elastic deformation to allow the members to be attached to each other or detached from each other. A flange portion of the grommet has an engagement hole so that the clip can be removed from the members by engaging a tool with the engagement hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: NIFCO, Inc., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shohei Takahashi, Kota Shimosato
  • Patent number: 11091204
    Abstract: The moldability of a flange part in a terminal angle part of the flange part is improved. A panel joining structure in which one side of a roof panel of a vehicle body and one side of a side panel are continuously joined at a side-edge flange part extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, wherein: the roof panel and the side panel have vertical wall parts that spread downward from side parts extending in a vehicle width direction in a panel main body; and in a terminal angle part of the continuously joined side-edge flange part, a notch is provided to the vertical wall part of at least one of the roof panel and the side panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Nakayama, Kazuki Yoshida, Kota Shimosato, Yosuke Saito
  • Publication number: 20200362899
    Abstract: A purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a clip including a grommet and a pin, which does not degrade design quality and allows the clip to be removed easily from members to be attached without causing damage. The grommet is configured to be inserted into attachment holes of the members to be attached, and includes a grommet hole into which a pin is to be inserted. Depending on an insertion position of the pin relative to the grommet, the grommet undergoes elastic deformation to allow the members to be attached to each other or detached from each other. A flange portion of the grommet has an engagement hole so that the clip can be removed from the members by engaging a tool with the engagement hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Shohei TAKAHASHI, Kota SHIMOSATO
  • Publication number: 20190359262
    Abstract: The moldability of a flange part in a terminal angle part of the flange part is improved. A panel joining structure in which one side of a roof panel of a vehicle body and one side of a side panel are continuously joined at a side-edge flange part extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, wherein: the roof panel and the side panel have vertical wall parts that spread downward from side parts extending in a vehicle width direction in a panel main body; and in a terminal angle part of the continuously joined side-edge flange part, a notch is provided to the vertical wall part of at least one of the roof panel and the side panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Manabu NAKAYAMA, Kazuki YOSHIDA, Kota SHIMOSATO, Yosuke SAITO